truly begun, and refers to the wiretap devices used to monitor phone calls made by the Barksdale organization. Epigraph Freamon uses this phrase to describe the importance of the individual calls recorded by their wiretap device to Prez. Simon has also described it as referring to the need for the viewer to concentrate on all aspects of the show to follow the plot. Additionally, this can be connected to the continuing theme of the chess board used throughout the show, signifying that even the most insignificant people can change everything. The phrase was later used as the title of the program's official soundtrack, And All the Pieces Matter. Credits Starring cast Although credited, Deirdre Lovejoy does not appear in this episode. Guest stars Music This episode is one of the few in which the soundtrack features non-diegetic music. In a slow motion sequence (also a rarity) featuring Avon, Stringer and Stinkum in the low-rises, a piece called "Wax Box Music" by Florian Mosleh is played. Usually only season finales feature music not emanating from an on-screen source. The selection playing during the final scene, where Daniels advises McNulty that he has managed to buy them some time, is 'Fleurette Africaine' performed by Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Max Roach, which appears on their album Money Jungle recorded in 1962. First appearances This episode marks the first appearance of homicide Detectives Ed Norris and Vernon Holley, seen investigating the death of Brandon. Ed Norris is played by former Baltimore Police Commissioner Ed Norris; the character's personality is based on the real Norris, but his history is entirely different from his portrayer's. According to Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, there was actually an African-American detective in the Baltimore Police Department homicide division named Vernon Holley. Also seen for the first time is Sean McNulty, the oldest son of Jimmy and Elena McNulty. References External links "The Wire" at HBO.com The Wire (season 1) episodes 2002 American television episodes Television episodes directed by Ed Bianchi Television episodes written by David Simon